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Space Shuttle Atlantis: The Final Launch

It has happened. The final space shuttle launch took place several hours ago. Space shuttle Atlantis went on the final ever journey in the NASA space shuttle program. It is anybody's guess as to when the next launch of a space vehicle from NASA will be, so we'd better treasure the memories.

Space shuttle Atlantis sits on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 7, 2011. Space shuttle Atlantis is due to launch on Friday on the 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program. REUTERS/Brian Blanco